Mandy Khoo
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with [Number] years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accountant
International Press Softcom Limited
09.2019 - Current
- Oversee the full spectrum of finance function to ensure proficiency and effectiveness of day-to-day operations
- Lead and manage a team of 3 members
- Ensure prompt and accurate financial and management reporting
- Support Financial Controller and Finance Manager
- Prepare monthly financial report and analysis for management review
- Liase with external auditors and tax consultants relating to audit, tax and other regulatory issues
- Handle cash flow reporting, fixed asset and inventory management
- Preparation of audited annual report
- Work closely with management on areas for improvement, include internal document control and operational process flow.
Senior Accountant (Contract)
City Development Limited
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Prepared monthly journal entries and reconciliations.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for monthly closure procedures.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Analyzed financial statement discrepancies, identifying issues, and recommending corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
- Provided timely and accurate financial reporting to senior management, enabling informed decision-making based on reliable data.
- Managed quarterly and annual tax filings for the company, ensuring timely submissions and compliance with regulations.
- Successfully managed multiple high-stakes projects concurrently, consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and quality control.
- Reviewed budgets and communicated discrepancies to senior management.
- Coordinated with various departments to gather financial data, ensuring accurate representation of each business unit''s performance.
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
- Spearheaded a team of junior accountants, providing mentorship and guidance to improve efficiency and accuracy in their work.
- Assisted team members in transitioning to new system through extensive training and one-on-one support.
- Strengthened internal controls by reviewing processes, identifying gaps, and proposing improvements to safeguard against fraud or mismanagement of funds.
- Contributed significantly towards cost-saving initiatives through meticulous analysis of expenses patterns and identification of areas ripe for optimization.
- Streamlined the financial reporting process by implementing new accounting software and automating tasks.
- Recommended strategies to expedite filing projects and annual reporting.
- Served as a key liaison between Finance and Operations teams, ensuring effective communication on budgetary matters and fostering cross-functional collaboration.
- Directed accounting team in timely reporting of finances for diverse client businesses.
- Assisted in upgrade and conversion of in-house financial systems.
Accountant
VervEndeavour Pte Ltd
02.2017 - 08.2019
- Prepare and review statutory financial statement
- Group consolidation and maintain full set of accounts
- Cash flow management and projection
- Assist in overseeing entire business operations
- Setting up of accounting ERP system, Microsoft Dynamic Navision
- Liaise with auditor on annual financial audit, XBRL filing and annual return
- Monitor AGM deadlines, prepare director resolution and attend other corporate secretarial issues
- Various statutory submission, corporate GST and annual tax return
- Assist on finance issues include liaison with banker, and keeping track of bank correspondences.
Finance Associate
Equis Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2017
- Handle three sets of monthly group financial statement consolidations
- Full spectrum of accounting functions for eleven entities incorporated locally and overseas
- Maintain accounting schedules for individual entities
- Collaborate with inter-companies and related entities in borrowing and transactions include loan interests charge among related entities
- Review audit financial statements, attend auditors’ queries and provide clear explanation on yearly financial performance for management
- Assist in implementing of accounting, financial policies and control procedures to ensure compliance with statutory and corporate requirements
- Other ad-hoc tasks being assigned.
Accountant
ISG Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2014 - 02.2016
- Manage full set of accounting functions for three local entities
- Oversee accounting and finance operations
- Supervise and review work done by AP staff
- Maintain balance sheet schedule and perform journal entries adjustments where necessary
- Monitor monthly revenue recognition and billing progress
- Quarterly review of projects profits and losses
- GST submission and statutory declaration
- Month end accounting closure and management reporting
- Quarterly financial reporting to HQ in KL, Malaysia
- Monitor inter-company cross-charge, monthly reconciliation and liaison with overseas entities
- Other ad-hoc tasks and financial related analysis.
Accountant
A. Menarini Singapore Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
07.2013 - 09.2014
- Prepare and review statutory financial statement
- Assist the regional finance department in monthly APAC reporting
- Prepare monthly accruals, fixed assets and balance sheet schedules
- Collaborate with marketing teams on monthly billings, revenue recognitions and accruals for journal posting
- Attend to queries and further investigations posted by FP&A department
- Prepare inter-company loan schedules and billings for rechargeable inter-company transactions
- In-charge of GST returns and all other government/statutory issues
- Prepare and monitor trade financing for payments, liaise with banker
- Liaise with external auditors and attend to audit queries
- Implement effective internal accounting system & control.
Senior Accounts Executive/Project Controller
Dx assays Pte Ltd (Molecular Diagnostic Assay Development)
07.2010 - 06.2013
- Full spectrum of finance and accounting tasks for the company
- Preparation of management reports and generate financial statements
- Financial audit preparation and coordinate the audit process
- Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of accounting control procedures
- Reporting on monthly revenue recognition and project profitability and costing
- Develop and maintain accounting system and database
- Collaborate with auditors, tax agents, banks relationship manager
- Quarterly submission of financial status to EDB and other statutory survey
- Accomplishment: Completed setup and implement accounting system for the company.
Finance Executive
Taylor Nelson Sofres Singapore Pte Ltd
07.2008 - 06.2010
- Maintain inter-company schedules, interact with overseas staff, and resolve dispute transactions
- Resolve inter-company billing issues and follow-up on disputes
- Prepare aging reports for sales teams and monitor progression of debt collection
- Support Senior Compliance Manager in ensuring adequate internal controls, identify areas with potential improvements for operating efficiency
- Assist Senior Financial Analyst during group reporting within tight timeline.
Accounts Officer
Ong & Ong Pte Ltd
02.2003 - 03.2008
- Oversee projects progression and profitability and submission for management review
- Assist Financial Controller in preparing management reports for monthly general meeting
- Billing and credit control, report debtors aging to projects teams
- Reconcile various accounts including matching of inter-companies’ transactions
- Evaluate project teams’ performances and other analysis as assigned
- Profit sharing among business units and various cost allocations such as indirect project expenses, head quarter’s overhead and shared costs
- GST filing and other general account duties
- Act as internal auditor role in maintaining internal control system, forming documentation procedures and suggesting operation improvements
- Monitor cash flows and ensure expenses are within budgets.
Education
MBA - International Business
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Singapore08.2024
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting -
UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE (UK)
01.2010
ACCA Professional Part 1 (Exemptions Granted) -
ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Kaplan (SG)
06.2005
Certified Accounting Technician (Advanced Level) -
ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Kaplan (SG)
12.2004
Skills
- Microsoft Dynamic NAVISION Accounting System
- SAGE ACCPAC Accounting System
- SUN System/ QUICKBOOK/ MYOB/FACT
- Execution and Setting Up of ERP System
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Financial Modeling Skills
Accomplishments
- Generated a [Number]% reduction in month-end close.
- Promoted to [Job title ] and assisted with training and supervision of press operators.
- Handled and resolved the largest Number of reporting discrepancies in [time period].
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
Others
S$4,500 (plus AWS), S$5,000, Immediately
Personal Information
Title: Senior Accountant
Training
- Microsoft Project System Training (Project Tracking and Costing System)
- Certificate of Internal Quality Auditor Training Course with Live Audit
- Certificate of ACCPAC Simply Accounting Pro
Certification
- ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
- Certified [Job Title], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
- [Area of certification], [Company Name] - [Timeframe]
- [Area of certification] Training - [Timeframe]
- [Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Senior Accountant (Contract)
City Development Limited
09.2021 - 05.2022
Accountant
International Press Softcom Limited
09.2019 - Current
Accountant
VervEndeavour Pte Ltd
02.2017 - 08.2019
Finance Associate
Equis Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd
03.2016 - 02.2017
Accountant
ISG Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2014 - 02.2016
Accountant
A. Menarini Singapore Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
07.2013 - 09.2014
Senior Accounts Executive/Project Controller
Dx assays Pte Ltd (Molecular Diagnostic Assay Development)
07.2010 - 06.2013
Finance Executive
Taylor Nelson Sofres Singapore Pte Ltd
07.2008 - 06.2010
Accounts Officer
Ong & Ong Pte Ltd
02.2003 - 03.2008
MBA - International Business
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Accounting -
UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE (UK)
ACCA Professional Part 1 (Exemptions Granted) -
ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Kaplan (SG)
Certified Accounting Technician (Advanced Level) -
ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, Kaplan (SG)
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